Everything you might want to ask

WillSafe UK is a trading name of WSC Group, a UK company. We sell professionally drafted self-help templates for estate planning in England & Wales.

No. We are not solicitors and we do not provide legal advice. Our products are self-help templates. Will-writing is not a reserved legal activity in England & Wales, so anyone can produce their own Will without a solicitor.

No. We can explain how Wills and LPAs work in plain English, but we cannot advise you on your personal circumstances. For complex estates, blended families, business assets or foreign property, please speak to a solicitor.

Your will must be signed and witnessed in a specific way to be legally valid under the Wills Act 1837. You (the testator) must sign the will at the end, in the presence of two witnesses who are physically in the same room as you at the same time. Both witnesses must then sign the will in your presence and in each other's presence. All three signatures should be made in a single sitting.

Any person aged 18 or over with mental capacity can act as a witness. However, neither witness, nor their husband, wife, or civil partner, should be named as a beneficiary in your will. If a beneficiary witnesses the will, the will itself remains valid but the gift to that beneficiary fails — they receive nothing. Friends, neighbours, or colleagues make ideal witnesses. A named executor who is not a beneficiary may safely witness the will.

No. Video or online witnessing is not legally valid for wills in England and Wales under current law. The temporary COVID-era provisions expired on 31 January 2022. Your will must be signed and witnessed with all three parties — you and both witnesses — physically present in the same room at the same time.

A will that fails the execution requirements under section 9 of the Wills Act 1837 is void — your estate would pass under the intestacy rules as if no will existed. If you are still alive and realise a mistake has been made, you can execute a fresh will correctly. If you are uncertain about any of the signing requirements, we recommend seeking independent legal advice before signing.

The templates are drafted in accordance with the Wills Act 1837. Validity depends on you signing and witnessing it correctly, which our guide walks you through step by step.

Yes. Either write a new Will (best option, as it revokes the old one) or add a Codicil (a short amendment document). Our guide covers both.

No. There is no central Will register you must use. You can store it at home, with a solicitor, or pay the government for safe storage at HMCTS.

Under s18 Wills Act 1837, marriage revokes any Will made before it, unless the Will expressly states it's made 'in contemplation of' that marriage. Our guide covers this and we include contemplation-of-marriage clause language.

Divorce does not revoke your Will, but any gift or appointment of your former spouse is treated as if they had died on the date of the divorce (s18A Wills Act 1837). You should write a new Will after divorce.

The Law Commission published a report called Modernising Wills in May 2025, recommending significant reforms — including the introduction of electronic wills and changes to witnessing rules. However, these are recommendations only. The UK Government has not yet introduced a Wills Bill to Parliament, and any changes are expected to be several years away. Your will — completed under the current Wills Act 1837 — remains fully legally valid. A future change in the law would not invalidate wills already made. WillSafe monitors developments in wills law and will contact you if any change directly affects your will.

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Two formats per kit: a professionally typeset PDF for printing, and an editable Microsoft Word (.docx) file if you'd rather type directly into the template.

Yes. We offer a 30-day money-back guarantee on all WillSafe UK digital products. If you are not completely satisfied, contact us within 30 days of your purchase date for a full refund — no questions asked. See our refund policy for full details.

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No. Our LPA Guidance Pack walks you through the process step by step; you submit the official LP1F and LP1H forms to the Office of the Public Guardian yourself. This keeps the price low and keeps you fully in control.

No. Applying for a Grant of Probate is a reserved legal activity. Only solicitors and a handful of other authorised professionals can do it for you. Our Executor Guide explains when probate is needed and points you to gov.uk for the application.